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roars of the lions. They succeeded in getting their 

 water and returning to camp without mishap. On 

 their return, the cook shouted to them : " Watu 

 wapum bavu ! Ugopa nini ? [Foohsh men ! What 

 are you afraid of ?] Have you not ah-eady had 

 sufficient proof of the white man's medicine These 

 hons may roar as long as they will, but their feet 

 are tied by the magic of master." As the men had 

 succeeded in getting their water without ill result, 

 they freely assented to the cook's remarks, and shouts 

 of " Mganga ! " (Medicine-man !) rang through the 

 camp. 



The following day was the i8th of September, and 

 at four in the afternoon we succeeded in reaching 

 Daitcho. It was with a feeling of relief that I 

 caught sight of the Stars and Stripes waving over 

 our camp. Many times during the journey from 

 Sayer I had despaired of the ability of Lieutenant von 

 Hohnel to bear up until we reached Daitcho. Dur- 

 ing the entire journey his sufferings were very acute, 

 and they had not been lessened in any degree by 

 the rough manner in which we were forced to 

 transport him, nor by the poor quality of food he 

 had been forced to eat. Now, however, that we had 

 reached Daitcho, where we had medicines in plenty, 

 and where he could be nursed with greater care, I 

 hoped for his recovery ; and, indeed, I indulged for a 

 few days the pleasing thought that he would recover 

 sufficiently to continue with me on the journey. 

 But this was not to be. Although for the first few 

 days after reaching Daitcho he seemed to quickly 

 recover his strength, a relapse set in, and it was made 



